of Korea (RoK) said on November 29 that it has opened a traditional medicine
research centre in Hanoi, focusing on studying clinical signs and oriental
medicine resources.
Located at the National Hospital of Traditional Medicine, the Korea-Vietnam
Research Centre will apply technologies of defining genes
of oriental medicine resources owned by the Korean institute to build a
traditional medicine management system in Vietnam.
It will conduct clinical research and compare disease prevention and treatment
methods using traditional medicine the two nations to apply the best ones in
treating chronic diseases and those of the elderly.
Over the past time, the Korean institute has cooperated with the Vietnamese hospital
in carrying out joint studies in the physical field.
Kim Jong-yeol, head of the institute, the two sides will collaborate in doing
basic research and applying the institute’s clinical experience in treatment,
thus contributing to developing the traditional medicine in both countries.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
